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AI models, including ChatGPT, demonstrated surprising effectiveness in piloting spacecraft in a realistic competition, highlighting the potential and challenges of AI in autonomous space navigation and future space missions.
Take-Two Interactive has sold its boutique publishing label, Private Division, to an undisclosed buyer, transferring rights to most of its live and unreleased titles. This follows the closure of Private Division's studios, including Intercept Games and Roll7, and significant staff layoffs. Take-Two retains the game No Rest for the Wicked, while the buyer acquires titles like Kerbal Space Program 2 and Tales of the Shire. Take-Two aims to focus on larger AAA projects, such as the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6.
Kerbal Space Program and United Launch Alliance (ULA) partnered to challenge users to recreate ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket in the Kerbal universe, with the winner being The Space Peacock for their near-perfect recreation. Both companies recently completed significant launches, and ULA's CEO Tory Bruno expressed positivity about the contest and the game's impact on STEM education. KSP2, the sequel to the popular spaceflight simulation game, aims to make rocket science accessible and engaging for players at any skill level, while ULA's Vulcan rocket had a successful first flight and is manifested for six flights in 2024.